Yogyakarta Tours and Trips

This was our fourteenth trip with Explore, and once again our trip met all our expectations. Our Tour Leader Hadi was very friendly and very competent, and all arrangements went smoothly. Great variety of activities (batik-making, snorkeling, hiking, bike-riding, cooking opportunities) and wonderful sightseeing - ancient temples, beautiful scenery (terraced farmland, rice paddies, waterfalls) volcanoes (up close!) spice plantations, villages and people. Thoroughly recommend this tour.

Hadi was a fantastic tour leader! He was knowledgeable, informative and very very patient. He made the trip and was a great ambassador for Indonesia. The trip had a great variety of activities and 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites. I particularly loved the trip up Mt Bromo to see inside a volcano and again to see the sunrise - a very different experience than expected but a lot of fun. The only downside was the last hotel had a major reconstruction of its restaurant which could be heard round the pool (I had an email saying it was refurbished and reopened.) It meant people moved to another hotel and split up the group which was disappointing But it was a nice hotel.

We explored and enjoyed this amazing country in 2 weeks. We got to see every aspect of Indonesia both the well-known areas but also the lesser known, off the beaten track. We were impressed with the guide his knowledge and passion shone through continuously. We were engaged and immersed in this cultural experience.

An unexpected journeys in my mind and my friends. Guided with crew and friendly tour guide with extensive experience I can knew various things from the area that I visited in Indonesia. It became my best experience in Indonesia, knowing its culture, loving its natural beauty, culinary delight, and its friendly people. In my opinion this "Wow" accommodation is relatively cheap with everything I get.

The tour is called temples and volcanoes and it delivers that in spades. The sheer size, scale, beauty and power of nature coupled with the peace, spirituality and art and culture of these islands gave us a thoroughly enjoyable and interesting holiday.

Hadi is a great leader, full of knowledge and enthusiasm, and made the trip really enjoyable. It's not as active a trip as I had hoped, often the "hikes" were a short 1-2 mile stroll. Understandably, this makes the trip more available to all, but for those of us who had read the itinerary expecting to get good exercise on the trip it can be disappointing and there is a lot of hanging about. The bike ride should be changed to an optional extra, as having people who haven't been on a bike in 30 years trying to ride steep downhill along with people who ride bikes often just really isn't fun for anyone. The train journeys were great and a welcome change from being in a bus.